Thursday, 17 December 2015

Introduction :
Under the mandate of 'Right to Education Act, of India' the
Continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) is an process of
assessment. Many state governments in India, as well the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India, have
introduced CCE for students of sixth to 10th and 12th grades
in some schools.

The CCE insures the evaluation of every aspect of the
child during his or her presence at the school. If implemented
true to its objectives, this may be instrumental in reducing
the pressure on the child during/before examinations as he or
she will have to sit for multiple tests throughout the year,
of which no test or the syllabus covered will be repeated at
the end of the year, whatsoever. The CCE method is claimed to
bring enormous changes from the traditional chalk and talk
method of teaching, provided it is implemented accurately.
This new system of evaluation, replaces student's marks by
grades which are evaluated through a series of curricular and
extra-curricular evaluations along with academics. The aim is
to decrease the workload on the student by means of continuous
evaluation by taking number of small tests throughout the year
in place of single test at the end of the academic program.
Only Grades are awarded to students based on work experience
skills, dexterity, innovation, steadiness, teamwork, public
speaking, behavior, etc. to evaluate and present an overall
measure of the student's ability. This helps the students who
are not good in academics to show their talent in other fields
such as arts, humanities, sports, music, athletics, and also
helps to motivate the students who have a thirst of
knowledge.

All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION-A READING (15 Marks)

Q1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions

(8 marks)

We readily admit the importance of character building in education. But we take the word “Character” lightly and treat the concept casually. So, we pay scant attention to “character” in recruiting teachers, who are to serve as character builders. Character building seems to be just about the only task that we expect to be accomplished by those whose suitability for it is presumed to be immaterial. This indifference to character bedevils education at all levels.

All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION-A READING (20 Marks)

Q.1 Read the passage carefully

In Europe winter brings with it extreme cold, and food is in short supply. Since most animals can't live in such conditions, they either, sleep through winter or migrate.
Of the various migratory creatures the urge to migrate is very strong in certain birds. For example, the tern can reproduce only during a two-month period. During those two months the tern lives in the areas near the North Pole. In the ten months between this time and the next, it flies all the way from the North Pole to the South Pole, and then back north again.

All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION-A READING (15 Marks)

Q.1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

(8 Marks )

When SiddharthaDominic, owner of the CGH Earth group of hotels, wanted to give back to the land he had received from, he sifted through a range of possibilities before finally zeroing in on his big idea. He would soon incorporate the “50 mile diet” in the menu of his restaurant-also called 50 mile- at the spice village in Thekkady; Kerala.

All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION-A READING (15 Marks

Q.1. Read the following passage carefully and complete the given
task.

(7 Marks)

A noise is sound that is unpleasant to the ears. However, a noise unpleasant to one person may be peasant to another. In scientific terms, noise is made by an irregular pattern of sound waves. There are a number of things which make our world unpleasantly or even dangerously noisy, such as jet aircraft taking off, road drills, heavy traffic or loudspeakers. The sound waves bang into structures and cause them to vibrate, giving rise to noise. In the process the ears get damaged. In younger people deafness can be caused by too loud noise or from prolonged exposure to loud noise as produced by too much amplification in a discotheque or by machines in a factory. The noise depends on the energy the sound waves carry. Decibel scale is used to measure loudness of sound.